Standard fisheries sampling techniques used by most professionals may not be as effective for surveying silver and bighead carp. However, by modifying existing methods and creating new ones refined by experts, we can better sample these fish. Here, you can find demonstrations by fisheries professionals, for fisheries professionals. This series is brought to you by the Mississippi River Basin Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, Wisconsin Sea Grant, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
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In the Field: Electrified Dozer Trawl
See the electrified dozer trawl in action on Lake Barkley in Kentucky. Jeremy Hammen (USFWS) gives an overview of the boat and demonstrates the equipment. -
Electrified Dozer Trawl for Silver and Bighead carp Sampling
Jeremy Hammen (USFWS) gives an overview of the electrified dozer trawl for bighead and silver carp sampling. The topics include details, benefits, challenges, safety, cost and application. -
In the Field: Paupier Net
See the paupier net in action on Lake Barkley in Kentucky. Emily Pherigo (USFWS) discusses the paupier boat and gives an overview of the equipment. -
In the Field: Electrofisher with Sound
Josey L. Ridgway (USGS) speaks about using an electrofisher with sound to disperse or concentrate silver and bighead carp. The topics include gear, acoustic specifications and electric specifications. -
Electrofisher with Sound: Dispersing and Concentrating Carp
Josey L. Ridgway (USGS) speaks about using an electrofisher with sound to disperse or concentrate silver and bighead carp. The topics include gear, acoustic specifications and electric specifications. -
Active Gill Netting for Silver and Bighead carp
Matt Combs (Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources) speaks about commercial fishing techniques used in Kentucky, with a focus on silver and bighead carp. -
Research and Removal Efforts in Western Kentucky: Silver, Bighead, Grass and Black carp
Jessica Morris, fisheries biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, speaks about silver, bighead, grass and black carp research and removal efforts in Western Kentucky. The topics include West Kentucky research projects, silver carp telemetry, bio-acoustic fish fences, experimental gears, the Asian Carp Harvest Program and increasing commercial harvest. -
Adaptive Electrofishing for Silver and Bighead carp Sampling
Fish biologist Neil Gillespie (USFWS) speaks about adaptive electrofishing for silver and bighead carp. The topics include the long-term resource monitoring program procedures and refined aggressive electrofishing techniques for collecting silver carp. -
Using Split-beam Hydroacoustics to Manage and Control Silver and Bighead carp
David Glover (USFWS, Illinois) speaks about split-beam hydroacoustics and its relevance to silver and bighead carp management and control. The presentation covers split-beam hydroacoustic gear, example applications (such as density estimates to guide and evaluate management, directing removal efforts in low density pools and risk assessment at the Electric Dispersal Barrier) and current and future research. -
Applying the "Unified Method" to fish harvest in the U.S.
Duane Chapman (USGS) speaks about the application of the “Unified Method” of fish harvest to the United States. Then, Kevin Irons (ILDNR) speaks about utilizing the Chinese fishing experience in Illinois. Presentation topics include history of the Unified Method, advantages and hurdles to the Unified Method in the U.S., feasible habitats, tradition and experience, logistics and economics, technology improvements, regulatory issues, multi-user conflicts on public waters and carp management on the Illinois River. -
Silver, Bighead, Grass and Black carp in Kentucky: Background and Management
Fisheries biologist Ron Brooks speaks about the silver, bighead, grass and black carp research efforts in Kentucky. Topics include control in the Ohio River basin, West Kentucky projects, the Kentucky Fish Center, the Rough Fish Harvest Program, the International Fisheries Industrial Park, messaging and outreach to congressional members. -
Seine Nets: Silver and Bighead carp Sampling
Duane Chapman (USGS) discusses the seine net and specifications for silver and bighead carp.
